Please mark your calendars for our 2018 Composition Contest, with an open period from April 1st - June 30th. ​The 2018 contest will feature new categories!

Please read the Eligibility, Awards, Guidelines, and About and Selection Process below for complete information. No entry fee refunds will be granted to compositions/composers that do not fit our criteria.

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Guidelines

Eligibility

Composers must be age 18+ (composers from all levels of professional experience are encouraged to apply, must 18 years old on or before July 31st, 2018)

Composers cannot be a previous winner of this contest, currently in the Abundant Silence roster, or directly related to a composer currently on the Abundant Silence roster

Composers of all nationalities are eligible

Composers cannot be in an exclusive publishing contract with another publisher

Up to Five (3) Honorable Mention winners chosen from any category will receive $100

One (1) special "Adventurous & Innovative" prize chosen from all submissions will receive $100

One (1) special "Educational Showcase" prize chosen from all submissions will receive $100

Additionally:All winning compositions will be published through Abundant Silence and all winning composers will become a member of the Abundant Silence roster (composers keep their copyrights and are paid standard royalty rates...for questions regarding our contracts please contact Luke Rackers). The winning compositions will be performed by professional ensembles during one of our New Works Concerts in the United States in 2019. These concerts will also be recorded in case the composer is in need of a live recording of their work and will be live streamed on our Facebook page.

Guildelines

General Guidelines for All Categories

a complete work, no single movements of a multi-movement work will be accepted

any combination of the above instrumentation will be accepted but no more than 2 of any single instrument

About the contest and selection

This is the fourth round of our Composition Contest. Winning this Composition Contest is now the primary way to become a member of the Abundant Silence composer roster. Abundant Silence is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the work of living composers and connecting composers and their work to students and local communities. We work as an advocate for composers and design programming to encourage the creation of new work. Click here for more information about our mission.

The board members and partner ensembles in the Abundant Silence roster will vote on the final winning compositions. Winners will be announced no later than October 1st with the last three months of the year dedicated to editing the work, publishing the work, and sending the work to partner ensembles for rehearsal (ensembles are chosen based on location and commitment to performing new music).

​Abundant Silence reserves the right to discontinue this contest or an individual category for any reason, in which case, all entry fees will be refunded to the composers.

Please note that we do not give feedback on works that are submitted. You will only be personally contacted by a member of the organization if your work is selected. Please sign up to our mailing list or follow us on FaceBook to receive up to date information on the progress of the 2018 contest.

Submission & Fee

Please be sure to have all information for the required fields below. An audio recording is required (MIDI realization is acceptable; please contact us if there is an issue meeting this requirement). Even though final judging is blind, we encourage you to submit as much information as you can to help make the process go smoothly if your work is selected. Your submission is not complete until we receive the $20 submission donation (Paypal or Bitcoin). A separate entry form is required for each category you submitting to.

2018 Composition Contest Entry Form

* Indicates required field

Name *

First

Last

Phone Number *

Email *

Website *

Other Social Profile *

Title of Composition *

Category *

Score (PDF) *

Max file size: 25MB

Audio File (mp3, MIDI realization acceptable) *

Max file size: 25MB

Short Bio *

Résumé *

Max file size: 20MB

Headshot *

Max file size: 7MB

Additional Background or Information about Music *

Max file size: 20MB

Please check all boxes to confirm *

Composers attests that their work is original, is not an arrangement, and does not infringe an another's copyrightComposer has read all information contained in the Eligibility, Awards, Guidelines, and About and Selection ProcessComposer acknoweledges that winning compostions will be published by Abundant Silence (with a contract) and that the composers will become a member of the Abundant Silence rosterComposer agrees to pay an entry fee of $20 (redirected on next page) to help support this program

​Thanks for supporting Abundant Silence and creating new music in the 21st Century!